Where to View the 2017 Solar Eclipse

The St. Petersburg College Planetarium is inviting starry-eyed viewers to watch the solar eclipse from the "quad" area of the St. Petersburg College/Gibbs Campus. Eclipse viewers and telescopes with solar filters will be available to use for the best view possible. Click here to visit their Facebook Event.

The Seminole Community Library invites the public to join them on the lawn of St. Petersburg College to view the partial eclipse from 1:17 pm – 4:14 pm. Free solar viewing glasses will be available for attendees. 

The Safety Harbor Library will host a Great American Solar Eclipse event at Waterfront Park in Safety Harbor from 2 pm - 3 pm. Eclipse glasses will be provided. 

Pull up a beach chair and watch the show! The St. Pete Beach Public Library will host a Beach Chair Eclipse Viewing from 1 pm – 4:30 pm and will provide free eclipse glasses. They'll also host a pre-eclipse show for children ages 7-12 the prior Friday which will feature activities all about eclipses. Click here for more info. 

Join the Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Sundial St. Pete! Best of the Bay's "Best DJ" nominee Austen van der Bleek will be performing live for guests from 1 – 4 and the first 200 attendees will receive free solar viewing glasses to use. NOMAD Art Bus will also be there from 1 - 3 pm helping to make DIY pinhole projectors for additional eclipse viewing opportunities. Supplies are limited so attendees are encouraged to bring their own cardboard boxes. There will also be sales from select Sundial shops and a raffle from the Shave Cave! What better place to get starry-eyed than the Sundial St. Pete? Visit their website for more information.